What another great way to use social bookmarking. I used to have a bulletin board in my classroom of book suggestions for students. Students could choose the books and post. The other students could contribute by commenting on their classmates posts with their thoughts. It would be similar to blogging in a sense.

I would want my students to contribute to a social bookmarking site. I would love to create a bookmarking site that was like a booktalk or book promotion site. One where students promoted books that... more

I have a bulletin board in my classroom for book recommendations too! How fun to do a pinterest board for book recommendations from kids. I guess they could find the book on Good Reads or maybe even... more

Cindi, I think that is a great idea. You could have 4th and 5th graders recommending books to the younger generation then maybe even submit the site to the administrators of "Battle of the Books."... more

Marcis, thanks for the ideas. I had not thought about having my students branch out and help the younger generation of students with their book blog. It, however, is an awesome idea and it fits so... more

You guys just gave me an awesome idea. I am one of the Battle of the Books coaches at our school and this year we went through a major rebuilding year for our team. It was very young and nearly... more

Thank you Lindsay. I have given it a lot of thought I want something that is relevant and 'real world' for my students. The days of reading a book and writing a report are 'so yesterday'. Everyone is ... more

I am with you Cindi! I really want to start a BLOG next year. I am hoping that it really takes off! I have thought about incorporating into my computer lab time every week. My students are also... more

I love that idea Lindsay and Cindi! I think if we give the students a chance to interact with their peers with a blog they would get into it. It's amazing how much they really know about the internet ... more

That is very interesting Natalie. Our computer teacher doesn't. We are responsible for our own computer lab. Most of the time our assistants administer computer lab. I think your computer teacher... more

Cindi, I completely agree, I think that students need to contribute to the social bookmarking. That's why I like something like pinterest or scoop.it (although I haven't looked much into that one)... more

Natalie, I will have to explore that one further. I have been up to my eyeballs today in technology with what we have going on in class. I have 2 laptops, my iPad, and my iPhone all going at the same ... more

Cindi, I would be interested to know what you find in terms of apps that are student friendly and allow for student contributions. I don't really think there is one cut and dry answer. I think that... more